Funabashi, Chiba
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 Funabashi's location in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. |
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| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Chiba Prefecture |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Area | 85.64 km² (33.07 sq mi) |
| Population (as of 2007) | |
| Total | 582,411 |
| Density | 6,628.46 /km² (17,168 /sq mi) |
| Location | |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Camellia sasanqua |
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| Funabashi Government Office | |
| Mayor | Koshichi Fujishiro |
| Address | 〒273-8501 Funabashi-shi, 2-10-25 Minatocho |
| Phone number | 047-436-2111 |
| Official website: Funabashi City | |
Funabashi (船橋市 Funabashi-shi?) is a city located in Chiba, Japan. It was founded April 1, 1937. As of 2007, it has a population of 582,411 people, 7th most populous city in Greater Tokyo.
Funabashi is the sister city of Hayward, California, Odense in Denmark and Xi'an in China
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[edit] Transportation
- Route 14, to Tokyo or Chiba
- Route 296, to Yokaichiba via Sakura
- Route 357, to Tokyo or Chiba
- Tokyo Subway Tozai line, to Tokyo at Nishi funabashi Station.
- Keiyo Road, to Tokyo or Chiba (toll)
- Sobu Main Line (rail), to Tokyo or Choshi
- JR East Musashino Line (rail), to Fuchu
- Keiyo Line (rail), to Tokyo or Chiba
- Keisei Electric Railway Main Line (rail), to Tokyo or Narita
- Shin-Keisei Electric Railway Shin-Keisei Line (rail), to Matsudo
- Hokusō Railway Hokusō Line (rail), to Inba
- Tobu Railway Noda Line (rail), to Saitama
- Tōyō Rapid Railway Tōyō Rapid Line (rail), to Yachiyo
[edit] Notable structures
- Funabashi Auto Racing
- Funabashi Racecourse
- Nakayama Racecourse
- LaLaPort shopping mall, the largest in Japan
- SSAWS indoor ski slope (closed and demolished in 2003)
- Japan's first large-format IKEA store, built on the site of SSAWS
[edit] Notable Places
- Funabashi Daijingū
- Ninomiya Jinja
- Narashinohara
- Kūtei-kan
- Meiji Tennō Chūhitsu no Tokoro no Hi
- Gyōda Musen
- Cultural Assets
[edit] External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
- (English) Funabashi official website
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| Cities | |||
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| Abiko | Asahi | Chiba (capital) | Chōshi | Funabashi | Futtsu | Ichihara | Ichikawa | Inzai | Isumi | Kamagaya | Kamogawa | Kashiwa | Katori | Katsuura | Kimitsu | Kisarazu | Matsudo | Minamibōsō | Mobara | Nagareyama | Narashino | Narita | Noda | Sakura | Sanmu | Shiroi | Sodegaura | Sōsa | Tateyama | Tomisato | Tōgane | Urayasu | Yachimata | Yachiyo | Yotsukaidō | |||
| Districts | |||
| Awa | Chōsei | Inba | Isumi | Katori | Sanbu | |||
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